Looks like he is going to temporarily have to sacrifice the equipment here. At least all of it isn't portable, even with his or Skyfire's size and strength.

"Let's... ah, say they are. Need them for anything... specific?" He'll ask outright for strangely coloured energon if he has to, but he has the feeling that at this point, it'd be more about confirmation of their issues stemming from the same thing rather than an ability to do anything about it with the knowledge.